San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-21
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER, q, 1887.

The American yaChtsmen evidently
stand In wholesome fear OF the Scotch
yacht, Notwithstanding the very credit
able performance Of the Volunteer on
last Friday The West Point cadets and
the Annapolis middies think that there
is no show for boat named the "VOl-
unteer." Had she been named Lovers
Walk" or MILDLY" or Regular" or
Cadet PRIDE" or the West Point
Whistler, or some such name, she might
have had a show in The estimation Of
these doughty WARRIOR, but Ne ''VoIun-
teer" they consider her doomed to an
inglorious defeat.
MAINE celebrated the centennial of the
constitution by receiving a special mes
senger from the aerial regions, weighing
several hundred tons. The aerOlite sank
into the earth ten feet and the atmOs-
phere WAS so hot in the immediate vi
entity that it was not possible to ap-
proach the celestial ysitant for some
hours. lnasmuch as James G. Blaine
was not at home to do honor for his state
on the centennial event, the everlasting
stars made their contributions to the Oc.
cssion and marked the day with a red
hot stone.
The Cologne Gazette announces that
matters are way of between Russia and
Germany, that Germany will hereafter
act independently Of Russia, that the
firm Of the three emperOrs will be dis
solved and that no Russo German alli-
ance will follow" This announcement,
coupled with the notorious condition q
the czar as subject of alcoholism, will
cause some fluctuatiOn in the pulse po-
litical of Europe. France can view the
situation with unmixed cOmpOsure, but
how about England and Turkey? Bis
marks hand upon the old BEARS collar
has kept him from doing more than
growl for some months now. That hand
being removed and the savage fellow
having no keeper TO whom he considers
himself bound will do What? How
will this affect Bulgaria?
IT is not the hot headed speeches OF
incensed members OF the G. A. r. that
are turning the old veterans into stalwart
republicans. 1t ia the veto OF pension
bills, the. battle flag orders, the opened
mouthed contempt of those in high
government places for the defenders of
the flag, the attempt to make Cleveland
capital out OF G. A. r. reunions by dis
playing his political badges, and open
Insults by cabinet members who turn
their backs on g. A. K. professions and
make public parade of their acts the
exaltlng OF dislOyalty and treason at the
expense of loyalty and patriOtism-thPse
are the things that are making of the G.
AR. a republican unit, as never before.
While the causes continue, the process
OF conversion will 20 on with increas-
ing celebrity until the whole grand army,
as 10 1868, will be republican.
The free trade journals of the demo.
cracy are very frequently brought up to
sno pOoS W suOu Us
the New Orleans Times. Democrat, and
the Birmingham Age, and the Atlanta
Constitution, the Memphis Avalanche
and others. In q recent issue the Biz
mingham Age informs the democrat free
traders of the north that "There are a
great many more OF the Randall sort OF
democratic down south than Col. Wat
tersen and Mr.. Mills seem to thin" The
Atlanta Constitution oes farther and
says, In relation to Mills threa ened
reading OF Randall out Of the party-"U
he (Mills) is ready now to read out of
the party all who do not agree to his
tariff views, what would he do if he had
the machinery Of the most important
committee Of the house at his command?
1t Is a sad fact that while small men are
never able to accomplish much good
they sometimes succeed In doing a great
deal OF mischief" By such admonitions
are the rank and file of the party warned
that all is not peaceful in the demo-
cratic menagerie. When Mills and Ran
dali meet in Washington there will be a
reckoning, and the "small man" Of the
Constitutions criticism may find the
Pennsylvania prOteotiOnist like lion
In tina vav of hIa ohairnonshIn